FBI Releases Article on Ransomware

The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has released an article addressing the proliferation of ransomware campaigns. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that infects a computer and restricts users' access to it until a ransom is paid to unlock it. Individuals and organizations are...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 50.0.2661.94 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome Releas...

Advantech Webaccess Dashboard Viewer - Arbitrary File Upload (Metasploit)

Exploit for windows platform in category remote exploits This module requires Metasploit: http://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework require 'msf/core' class MetasploitModule "Advantech WebAccess Dashboard Viewer Arbitrary File Upload",...

RansomWhere? Generic OS X Ransomware Detection

With each new unrelenting ransomware sample, security researchers understand that no matter how quickly antivirus signatures are updated or how rapidly decryptors are built and shared, current defenses will continue to fall short. The problem is that most adequate defenses are sample-specific;...

Symantec Releases Security Updates

Symantec has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in its Messaging Gateway SMG Appliance software. Exploitation of one of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review Symantec...

Tollgrade Smart Grid EMS LightHouse Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW Ashish Kamble of Qualys, Inc. has identified vulnerabilities in Tollgrade Communications, Inc.’s Smart Grid LightHouse Sensor Management System SMS Software EMS. Tollgrade has produced a new version to mitigate these vulnerabilities. Ashish Kamble has tested the new version to validate...

Cisco Releases Security Update

Cisco has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its Cisco Unified Computing System UCS Central Software. Exploitation of this vulnerability could allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Cisco...

Adobe Releases Security Updates

Adobe has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in Flash Player, Creative Cloud Desktop Application, and RoboHelp Server. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to...

Moxa Won't Patch Publicly Disclosed Flaws Until August

Update A number of publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Moxa networking gear won’t be patched until August, if at all, according to an alert published on Friday by the Industrial Control System Cyber Emergency Response Team ICS-CERT. Researcher Joakim Kennedy of Rapid7 disclosed in March some...

WECON LeviStudio Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

OVERVIEW Independent security researchers Rocco Calvi and Brian Gorenc, working with Trend Micro’s Zero Day Initiative, have identified buffer overflow vulnerabilities in WECON’s LeviStudio software. WECON has not released a product fix to addresses the buffer overflow vulnerabilities in the...

Juniper Releases Update for ScreenOS

Juniper has released ScreenOS version 6.3.0r22 to address issues with encryption methods used in prior versions. US-CERT recommends that users and administrators review articles Juniper Networks Completes ScreenOS Update and Advancing the Security of Juniper Products for more information and upda...

FTC Releases Alert on Tech-Support Scams

The Federal Trade Commission FTC has released an alert on tech-support themed telephone scams. In these schemes, fraudulent callers claim to be from legitimate technical support organizations and offer to fix computer problems that don't exist. Users should not give control of their computers to...

IRS Issues Warning for Tax Phishing Scam

The Internal Revenue Service IRS has issued a press release to address a phishing scam targeting taxpayers. Email scammers have been observed citing tax fraud to trick victims into clicking on a malicious link. Taxpayers should be suspicious of unsolicited emails. Users and administrators are...

Apple Releases Security Update

Apple has released a security update to address a vulnerability in its iBooks Author software. Exploitation of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Apple security website and app...

Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Gamma Script - Local Privilege Escalation

Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Gamma Script - Local Privilege Escalation / Exploit Title: Cogent Datahub sc qc "Cogent DataHub" SC QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICENAME...

Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Gamma Script - Elevation of Privilege

Exploit for windows platform in category local exploits / Exploit Title: Cogent Datahub sc qc "Cogent DataHub" SC QueryS...

Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Privilege Escalation

/ Exploit Title: Cogent Datahub sc qc "Cogent DataHub" SC QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS S...

Cogent Datahub 7.3.9 Gamma Script - Local Privilege Escalation

/ Exploit Title: Cogent Datahub sc qc "Cogent DataHub" SC QueryServiceConfig SUCCESS SERVICENAME: Cogent DataHub TYPE : 110 WIN32OWNPR...

Google Releases Security Update for Chrome

Google has released Chrome version 49.0.2623.108 to address multiple vulnerabilities for Windows, Mac, and Linux. Exploitation of some of these vulnerabilities may allow a remote attacker to take control of an affected system. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the Chrome...

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Cisco has released security updates to address vulnerabilities in multiple products. Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to create a denial-of-service condition. US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Security Advisories and apply...